Background: Attempt upgrade RH6.2 --> RH7.0 using original installation
media. After about 75% of the package installation is completed, system
hangs (mouse is frozen, no disk or CD-ROM activity). Reboot to original
system fails (kernel panic, something about no "init"). Re-attempt
upgrade, but anaconda crashes with verbose error. Go to RH WWW site and
download updated anaconda installer. Run that, but get same crash as
before (not the frozen mouse, but the verbose error). Anaconda offers to
copy error log to floppy. I've attached that file to this report. What
could have caused the original failure, and how can I get my system to boot
again?
Thanks - Harry
Anaconda error log follows:
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Traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
intf.run(todo, test = test)
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 336, in run
self.icw.run ()
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 678, in run
mainloop ()
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 2554, in mainloop
_gtk.gtk_main()
File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 125, in __call__
ret = apply(self.func, a)
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 428, in
nextClicked
self.setScreen (self.currentScreen, self.nextClicked)
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 466, in
setScreen
new_screen = screen.getScreen ()
File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/examine_gui.py", line
30, in getScreen
self.parts = self.todo.upgradeFindRoot ()
File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 881, in upgradeFindRoot
isys.umount('/mnt/sysimage')
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/isys.py", line 113, in umount
raise ValueError, "isys.umount() can only umount by mount point"
ValueError: isys.umount() can only umount by mount point
Local variables in innermost frame:
what: /mnt/sysimage
removeDir: 1
ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'method'
p3
(iimage
CdromInstallMethod
p4
(dp5
S'progressWindow'
p6
<failed>